- 83/100
- Players20 ratings
- 90/100
- Critics1 review
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 38/100
- GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
- 2.68/5
- Player reviews
- 82% positive7,065 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$19.99
Where to get it
2020 · Dovetail Games · Racing · Simulation
Train Sim World 2
The evolution of train simulation! Master iconic locomotives on high-speed services, long freight hauls or precise commuter traffic, and get creative with customisation tools in this advanced sequel. Climb into the cab in Train Sim World 2.
- Released
- 20 August 2020
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox One
- Genres
- RacingSimulation
- Developers
- Dovetail Games
- Publishers
- Dovetail Games
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First personThird person
- Themes
- HistoricalNon-fiction
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Age ratings
- ESRB EPEGI 3
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 21hmain story22hcompletionist
About
Train Sim World (abbreviated to TSW) is a series of train-simulation games developed by Dovetail Games. There have been eight iterations, including the initial Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul in 2017, after which came the Xbox One exclusive Train Sim World: Founders Edition in 2018. Train Sim World was released the same year, followed by Train Sim World 2020 in 2019 and Train Sim World 2 in 2020. Since the release of Train Sim World 3 in 2022, there has been a new release every year.
The key people involved with the Train Sim World branch of Dovetail Games include executive producer Matt Peddlesden, senior community manager Alex Gate, community managers Jamie Ringwood and Harriet Morris, and associate designers Michael Alexander and Joe Burgess.
Players say
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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Reception
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Train Sim World were released to "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.
Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor gathered viral attention, with its announcement for PlayStation on X reaching 5 million views by the time the game released. Reviewers frequently noted the compromises in adapting the simulator mechanics of the Train Sim World series into a child friendly format for Thomas & Friends. In a negative review from WayToManyGames the title was criticized "Instead of being a kid-friendly game, it is the same simulator-heavy, and overly punitive Train Sim World, but clunkier, buggier, and with possibly the worst tutorial mode in the history of gaming." In a review for PCGamesN the title was praised for capturing nostalgia, but was likewise criticized for not striking a better balance between a complex train simulator experience and accessibility for young players.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Train Sim World 2: Collector's Edition
- Downloadable content
- Train Sim World 2: Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - LeedsTrain Sim World 2: Peninsula Corridor: San Francisco - San Jose Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: CSX C40-8W LocoTrain Sim World 2: Tees Valley Line - Darlington: Saltburn-by-the-Sea RouteTrain Sim World 2: Rush Hour - Nahverkehr Dresden RouteTrain Sim World 2: New Journeys - Silver 1972 StockTrain Sim World 2: Spirit of Steam - Liverpool Lime Street: Crewe RouteTrain Sim World 2: Rush HourTrain Sim World 2: Main Spessart BahnTrain Sim World 2: Köln - Aachen & S-Bahn BR 423Train Sim World 2: New Journeys ExpansionTrain Sim World 2: Tharandter Rampe - Dresden: ChemnitzTrain Sim World 2: BR Class 52 'Western' LocoTrain Sim World 2: London Underground 1938 Stock EMU LocoTrain Sim World 2: West Cornwall Local: Penzance - St Austell & St Ives RouteTrain Sim World 2: LGV Méditerranée: Marseille - Avignon Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Diesel Legends of the Great Western Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Cathcart Circle Line: Glasgow - Newton & Neilston Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Isle of Wight - Ryde: Shanklin RouteTrain Sim World 2: RhB Anniversary CollectionTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 363Train Sim World 2: Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-AachenTrain Sim World 2: Horseshoe Curve: Altoona - Johnstown & South Fork RouteTrain Sim World 2: Cane Creek: Thompson - Potash RouteTrain Sim World 2: Long Island Rail Road: New York - HicksvilleTrain Sim World 2: Arosalinie: Chur - Arosa Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Rapid TransitTrain Sim World 2: Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr: Duisburg - Bochum Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Harlem Line - Grand Central Terminal: North White Plains RouteTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 101Train Sim World 2: DB BR 182 Loco Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: BR Class 20 'Chopper' LocoTrain Sim World 2: Island Line 2022 - BR Class 484 EMUTrain Sim World 2: East Coastway: Brighton - Eastbourne & Seaford Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Canadian National Oakville Subdivision: Hamilton - Oakville Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Clinchfield Railroad: Elkhorn - Dante Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: S-Bahn Zentralschweiz - Luzern: Sursee RouteTrain Sim World 2: Bakerloo LineTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 101 LocoTrain Sim World 2: Great Western ExpressTrain Sim World 2: Harlem Line - Grand Central Terminal: North White PlainsTrain Sim World 2: New Journeys CSX SD40Train Sim World 2: BR Heavy Freight PackTrain Sim World 2: Peninsula Corridor: San Francisco - San JoseTrain Sim World 2: New Journeys S-Bahn Koln BR 423Train Sim World 2: BR Heavy Freight Pack LocoTrain Sim World 2: Long Island Rail Road: New York - Hicksville Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: BR Class 31 LocoTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 155 LocoTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 363 LocoTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 204 LocoTrain Sim World 2: Ruhr-Sieg Nord: Hagen - Finnentrop Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: BR Class 313Train Sim World 2: BR Class 33 LocoTrain Sim World 2: Northern Trans-Pennine: Manchester - Leeds Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: LIRR M3 EMU LocoTrain Sim World 2: Main Spessart Bahn: Aschaffenburg - Gemünden Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: CSX C40-8WTrain Sim World 2: Caltrain MP36PH-3C 'Baby Bullet' LocoTrain Sim World 2: Caltrain MP15DC Diesel Switcher LocoTrain Sim World 2: Rush Hour - Boston SprinterTrain Sim World 2: Hauptstrecke München - Augsburg Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Hauptstrecke Hamburg - Lübeck Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Southern BR Class 313 EMUTrain Sim World 2: Sherman Hill: Cheyenne - Laramie RouteTrain Sim World 2: DB BR 187 LocoTrain Sim World 2: Southeastern High Speed: London St Pancras - Faversham Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: DB G6 Diesel ShunterTrain Sim World 2: Rapid Transit Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Great Western Express Route Add-OnTrain Sim World 2: Rush Hour - London Commuter RouteTrain Sim World 2: Rhein-Ruhr Osten: Wuppertal - Hagen Route Add-On
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